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i am from detroit. i lost my parents at an early age. brother.raise a i was able to go to school and i graduated out of high school at 16. i was able to get an associates degree. i found work at a hospital. our kids need be education. month.be 54 next i have been sick all my life. my family came from tennessee. they always fought. >> vivian, what stood out today? what speech or comment? >> what did you say? >> diane black, ok? i am black, ok? they did not want us to take welfare. they taught us to be independent. you calling ine and sharing your story. to facebook, you can see a lot of the video on facebook. here is a comment. w bush and george w. bush declined to participate because they have health issues. george w. bush did release a statement earlier today that read -- the statement from former president george w. bush, who recently had some heart treatment. let's go to mississippi. laura from ocean springs, mississippi. i am 45 years old. when barack obama talked about education. they discussed how blacks and whites could not go to
i am from detroit. i lost my parents at an early age. brother.raise a i was able to go to school and i graduated out of high school at 16. i was able to get an associates degree. i found work at a hospital. our kids need be education. month.be 54 next i have been sick all my life. my family came from tennessee. they always fought. >> vivian, what stood out today? what speech or comment? >> what did you say? >> diane black, ok? i am black, ok? they did not want us to take...
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detroit was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. proud of our country and the auto business there. but then as you had government unions grow and higher taxes, and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and build a middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? for minorities and the poor? unemployment, about 40%. has it helped children get a better education? only 7% of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity that they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty, where you've got 400ly quor stores and until a few weeks ago not one chain super market in what was america's premier city. folks, it's not a theatrical argument any more. and the states of california and illinois and other states following that policy are not far behind in some form of bankruptcy. our ideas are being show cased all over the country. when you create more competition in education children thrive and children get a better education. we've seen i
detroit was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. proud of our country and the auto business there. but then as you had government unions grow and higher taxes, and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and build a middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? for minorities and the poor? unemployment, about 40%. has it helped children get a better education? only 7% of children in the eighth grade...
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north, ing up in the detroit, i lived the dream that dr. king spoke of. i went to integrated schools. i lived in an integrated neighborhood. my friends were both white and black, all through school. it disturbed my mother and it disturbs me that people in the south had problems they could not live the life that i lived. we dined at lunch counters and took public transportation in contrast to what you heard about rosa parks and others. we did on the bus -- it was called the dsr then. and we would ride wherever we wanted to go and sit wherever we wanted to sit. coming to the march for us meant the travesties that were happening in the staff -- in the south. and not just my mother and i, obviously. 250,000 people felt the same way. those that could get there. there were many who watched from at home that felt the same way and just could not get there. we knew and understood that in america, there is a democracy, there is supposed to be freedom, that there was not freedom in the south. and we had to unite and stand together. as a child, i was 12 years old, 50
north, ing up in the detroit, i lived the dream that dr. king spoke of. i went to integrated schools. i lived in an integrated neighborhood. my friends were both white and black, all through school. it disturbed my mother and it disturbs me that people in the south had problems they could not live the life that i lived. we dined at lunch counters and took public transportation in contrast to what you heard about rosa parks and others. we did on the bus -- it was called the dsr then. and we...
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you cannot rob people in detroit of their pensions. if we stand by while they take their pensions, they will take our pensions. don't think it will happen -- will happen to us. they will do it again. inequality is a skirt on our society. and -- a scourge on our society. and yes, we're talking about $7 an hour workers and we got to do something about it, but on this side of it, some people are doing pretty good. between 1979 and 2007, a time frame of all of a less than 20 years, real income went up by the 240% for those in the top 1%. it is a shameful thing. it is a moral issue. we've got to fight back. our economy is capable of producing enough good paying jobs for everyone. [applause] our economy can do it. this economy can do it. but we cannot do it while we are getting trade deals that are shipping our jobs overseas. they just leaned on us a few months ago for this south. deal that they said would create jobs. the -- this south korea deal that they said would create jobs. it has already cost jobs. i'm not against trade. but these ar
you cannot rob people in detroit of their pensions. if we stand by while they take their pensions, they will take our pensions. don't think it will happen -- will happen to us. they will do it again. inequality is a skirt on our society. and -- a scourge on our society. and yes, we're talking about $7 an hour workers and we got to do something about it, but on this side of it, some people are doing pretty good. between 1979 and 2007, a time frame of all of a less than 20 years, real income went...
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. >> let's go to our student line, nicole is in detroit. caller: i am currently a student at wayne state university. the question is is college worth the cost. it is not i feel worth the cost. we are facing a situation where i -- i may not be able to pay for classes in the fall. even over an academic issue, but over the content -- contract i have with housing. i might be kicked out of school this semester. >> you have a conflict with what? >> with the housing right now. >> is that because it is too expensive or there are too many people in the housing unit? >> just filed for bankruptcy, detroit. they are trying to increase my tuition. housing is too much. foricole, thank you calling in and sharing your story. this was the subject of an article earlier this week, and they pulled him out about student loans. "more students rely than ever on federal student loans aid. "more students rely than ever on federal student loans aid. she covered today's speech by president obama and we spoke to her earlier earlier in the afternoon for her thoughts. w
. >> let's go to our student line, nicole is in detroit. caller: i am currently a student at wayne state university. the question is is college worth the cost. it is not i feel worth the cost. we are facing a situation where i -- i may not be able to pay for classes in the fall. even over an academic issue, but over the content -- contract i have with housing. i might be kicked out of school this semester. >> you have a conflict with what? >> with the housing right now....
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if you don't know, think of detroit. would you lend to detroit today? you wouldn't. you would want to find out what happens to others who lend to detroit. there is the longer-term agenda. that has to do with potential growth. that speaks to education. it speaks to some micro things that we should be doing. one of the problems of the fed being the center of attention is it everts discussion away from other things. there is this whole set of other things that are more important for us and for the next , that this whole narrative have shifted away from. >> as chief of the white house global council of economics, what types of new projects are you working on? >> you have promoted me. [laughter] i am grateful to be chair of the council on global development. the notion is very simple. securing u.s. national andrity and economic future living in a global neighborhood that is more prosperous. -- you nornumerous ms. advantages. numerousso -- advantages. eradicate -- the idea is to contribute and bring in outside perception. we are a council made of people from very different
if you don't know, think of detroit. would you lend to detroit today? you wouldn't. you would want to find out what happens to others who lend to detroit. there is the longer-term agenda. that has to do with potential growth. that speaks to education. it speaks to some micro things that we should be doing. one of the problems of the fed being the center of attention is it everts discussion away from other things. there is this whole set of other things that are more important for us and for the...
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we can look close by at detroit. that is a picture of where the --e per growth of ideas go goes.l progressive growth as you have a government unions grow and higher taxes and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were help -- supposed to help .he poor, only seven percent of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty? you have 400 liquor stores. not one chain supermarket and what was america's premier city. argument a theological anymore. other states are following those policies and are not far behind in bankruptcy. showcasedare being all over the country. when you create more choices and a petition and education, people drive and children get a budget education -- and a better education. we have seen it. [applause] nowave liberals who are pro-choice in education because they saw in the d.c. scholarship program. we have real names and real people who had failing schools in the third grade got co
we can look close by at detroit. that is a picture of where the --e per growth of ideas go goes.l progressive growth as you have a government unions grow and higher taxes and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were help -- supposed to help .he poor, only seven percent of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty? you have 400 liquor stores. not one chain supermarket...
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detroit is bankrupt. sacramento, california, is bankrupt. we have huge, huge problems over here as far as infrastructure. i think we should take care of our own. i'm a first generation american and i can tell you, these countries, we give money -- they don't share our values, they don't share our beliefs, they don't have the same respect for human life that we do. we have absolutely no business giving them our money. i thank you very much. hubie: thank you, shane. from maryland. our next caller from ports myth, howe. good morning. caller: good morning. i enjoy your program here. just a quick comment about what's going on in egypt. people don't realize that they it -- america a pretty much put the president there before, and they lived under, generally, what america -- with freedom. now they have this muslim brotherhood guy who came in here and tried to slowly bring back shari'a law to this country. they'll people are very, very upset about this because they want their freedom. they don't want morality police running around. they don't want a
detroit is bankrupt. sacramento, california, is bankrupt. we have huge, huge problems over here as far as infrastructure. i think we should take care of our own. i'm a first generation american and i can tell you, these countries, we give money -- they don't share our values, they don't share our beliefs, they don't have the same respect for human life that we do. we have absolutely no business giving them our money. i thank you very much. hubie: thank you, shane. from maryland. our next caller...
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however, we keep hearing people say detroit has since appeared. there are 700,000 people living there. it seems like they are there to stay. these people are going to stay , reinvention. it i hope it is a blue print in terms of how to be adjustable, how to be flexible. hopefully it is not a cautionary tale. we will find out over the next 10 years. thank you very much for your time this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. we will be back tomorrow 7:00 a.m. eastern time. inks for watching. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> we have some live programming to tell you about today. we will have this live on c- span starting at noon eastern. later, the focus will be the 50th anniversary of the criminal justice act. you'll be able to see that live at three clock the in eastern also here on c-span. our town hall series will continue later with of the town hall meetings held by members of congress. we will look at what constituents are asking them. we'll ask see what inter
however, we keep hearing people say detroit has since appeared. there are 700,000 people living there. it seems like they are there to stay. these people are going to stay , reinvention. it i hope it is a blue print in terms of how to be adjustable, how to be flexible. hopefully it is not a cautionary tale. we will find out over the next 10 years. thank you very much for your time this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. we will be back tomorrow 7:00 a.m. eastern time. inks for...